St. Landry democrat., 1887-04-23
Proceedings OF the Police Jury
OpELoUsAs, La, April II, 1887.

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The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present: Albert Guidry, President ;
A. Perrodn. D. 2. Saizan. w. C.. Gordon, r.
Dubuisson S. Haas and l.. Young.
The reading of the minutes OF the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
| a petiton from several residents or Plal-
sance and neighbors of Ducoudre Ledou, was
read praying that the road overseer be IN
structed not to work the road running east
and west along the line of Ducoudre LedonX
until said road has been laid OH according 10
law. The petition was granted.
A petition from numerous residents on
BAYOU Ttche (Leonyille and Arnaudville) was
read asking that the public road running
from the Bayou to back of the 40 arpeEts be
chanoed so as to run thus: From the Bayou
Tfche road between Antoine Arnaud and
Charles CLAY, thence between the lands ct
Mrs Valerie Olivier and Luna Hebert 10 the
forty arpents depth-lnstead OF the road
adopted by committee IN 1000 Inc pe'l'
ton was granted.
! The c, mmittee appointed to sell the con
tract to build the Morain bridge on the Nllie
Plate and Mamouth road. reported that they
sold the contract to j. b. Ortego, ST., accord
iuo to law. for the sum Of Fifty Dollars so,
and that the work Was accepted by them,
when on motion the report was accepted. the
committee discharged, and the amount or
drrrd placed to the credit OF J Is. Orteg0, Sr.
Mr. Geo O. Elms, parish surveyor, submit.
ted the process verbal OF the official survey OF
the boundary lines between the parishes OF
St. Landry and Acadia, Whlck was ordered 10
be recorded.
M.ssrs I. $. Smith. Toussaint Richard, Zt-
phirin Thibodeau. Sylveste Coillgan, Etlenne
| Darby. 2. ID. Richard and Abraham Smith,
we're appointed a committee to determine the
exact location of the public read from Mrs.
Fall TO the parish line, and report at the next
meeting of the Police Jury
| Mr.. Joseph Remi MGiancon was appointed
| on the Sackett levee committee in place OF FL
bert CAN'T teXcused).
! The Clerk is instructed to notify Mr.. John
| Courville. keeper of the ferry over the Bayou
Courtableau at Washington, that said ferry
will be discontinued from the expiration of
| the month which expires on the 9th OF May
next, until further orders.
Resolved, That the parish treasurer and
| clerk of the Police Jury be directed TO make
| full and complete abstract of the standing of
the parish to the 2lst day OF March, 1887, tor
the purpose Of making fnll and complete
| settlement with the parish of Acadia, IN ac-
cnrlance with the Act authorizing the crea-
| ton Of said parish and that Messrs. Joseph
Bloch. Edward Duhuisson and 1. 5. tontenot
be appointed a committee to act with like
committee from the parish of Acadia to ascer-
tain what amount may he due the parish OF
St Landry by the parish of Acadia, or what
amount may be due the parish OF Acadia by
the parish Of St. Landry.
An appropriation of $50 was made TO repair
the bridge over Petite Passc Bayou under the
supervision of the road oVerseer.
ROAD OVERSEERS APPOINTED
Dubousquicr DGiean-trom Marks bridge to
Joseph Camy;
T. A. Clayton-irom Washington to Moores
upper line
Conrad Martin-trom Booncs lane to Grand
Prairie:
Anrtiien Guillory- from Vile Plate road to
Bayou Nez-PIquG:
Thompson Bhm-from Boudreaux's bridge to
:. T. corner Martin PASTURE
4 ST. Ardrf-from :. f. corner Martin pas
tnre TO the road leading to Pot Cove, via
Choteau bridge
James McClelland-trom John Boudreau 5.
f. corner to the road near Paulin Carricre.
TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
Taxes collected during February, viz
Rack Taxes. s.......:. ...........S cO.2u